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A study of the waters near Plum Island nature preserve in Suffolk County found little evidence of human pollution.Scientists spent five days collecting…
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A coalition of elected officials and environmental advocates are celebrating a major victory in passing legislation to block the federally mandated sale…
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Environmentalists and lawmakers in Connecticut and New York have declared a major victory in a years-long fight to preserve Plum Island from…
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The mandated sale of Plum Island — positioned off eastern Long Island between New York and Connecticut — could be permanently blocked with the adoption of…
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Local activists have a new plan for the future of Plum Island in Long Island Sound.Plum Island is owned by the federal government, but they've been trying…
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Southold lawmakers are considering expanding the Cross Sound Ferry on the Long Island side to include a stop at Plum Island.There are 10 acres of…
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The federal government owns Plum Island. It’s where a research lab existed for 60 years off the coast of Long Island’s North Fork.The plan is to sell the…
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U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy of Connecticut, together with Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, are introducing…
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Environmental advocates from Connecticut and New York were in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to lobby Congress on several issues related to Long Island…
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The federal government has ordered a new environmental impact study of Plum Island. The government says the study will postpone the planned sale of the…